Lesson 1.01 Practice Text Only Version
Question 1: The living parts of the environment are called ___.
Answer 1: Biotic factors
Feedback: Biotic factors consist of organisms from the kingdoms Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Bacteria
(Monera), and Protista.
Question 2: Sunlight can be considered a(n) ____ factor within an ecosystem.
Answer 2: Abiotic factor
Feedback: Sunlight is an abiotic factor in all terrestrial ecosystems.
Question 3: A group of ecosystems that have similar types of abiotic and biotic factors is called a(n)
____.
Answer 3: Biome
Feedback: There are 6 major types of terrestrial biomes: Rainforest, Tundra, Temperate Deciduous
Forest, Taiga, Grassland, and Desert.
Question 4: An area that shares plant and animal life of two or more biomes is called a(n) ____.
Answer 4: Ecotone
Feedback: Biomes do not have a definite start and end point. They usually transition gradually from one
type of biome to another.
Question 5: All of the interacting biotic and abiotic factors in an area are known as a(n) ___.
Answer 5: Ecosystem
Feedback: Ecosystems have different species of animals interacting with one another and the nonliving
factors that are present.
Question 6: I am located between 30 degrees North and 30 degrees South Latitude and receive more
than 75 inches of rain per year.
Answer 6: Tropical Rainforest
Feedback: Tropical Rainforest temperatures fluctuate little during the year. The average temperature for
Tropical Rainforests is between 70-85 degrees F.
Question 7: I am located between 50 degrees North Latitude and the arctic and have evergreen trees
with needle-like leaves.
Answer: Taiga
Feedback: The Taiga is sometimes referred to as the coniferous forest because of the tree life that is
prevalent. The soil is acidic and this biome has warm summers an very cold winters.
Question 8: I receive less than 25 centimeters of rain per year and have a permanently frozen layer of
soil called permafrost.
Answer: Tundra
Feedback: The tundra is located above 60 degrees North Latitude with an annual average temperature
between -6 to -12 degrees Celsius.
Question 9: I receive less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of water per year and are found mostly along
30 degrees Latitude North and along 30 degrees Latitude South.
Answer: Desert
Feedback: The desert is also a biome that experiences high temperatures during the day and low
temperatures at night. There are two main types of deserts: hot deserts and cold deserts that are
identified by the type of precipitation that they get.
Question 10: I am named for my abundant grasses and thick, fertile soil.
Answer: Grassland
Feedback: There are 3 major types of grasslands in the United States. Grasslands receive between 10-30
inches of rain per year.
Question 11: I have four distinct seasons—fall, winter, spring, and summer—and I am located primarily
in the eastern half of the United States and Canada.
Answer: Temperate Deciduous Forest
Feedback: The Temperate deciduous forest receives between 30-60 inches of rain per year and is known
for its broad leaf trees that shed their leaves during the fall.
Question 12: I am located at the tops of tall, cold mountains and have characteristics of the biome
located in the Arctic.
Answer: Alpine Tundra
Feedback: Alpine tundra can be located in areas that have tall, cold mountains.
Question 13: I am located in the Pacific Northwest and receive between 80-400 inches of rainfall per
year.
Answer: Temperate Rainforest
Feedback: Temperate rainforest share many of the same characteristics as a Tropical Rainforest. They
are located along temperate coasts with the largest Temperate Rainforest stretching from Oregon to
Alaska.